SNIPPET from post no. 57:
"Obama cited problems in U.S. health-care delivery systems, which he said cost more than other countries’ programs and too often deliver less."
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=52100
“As Health Care Issue Heats Up, Congressmen Turn to Tele-Townhall” Meetings—Where They Control Audience
Thursday, August 06, 2009
By Matt Cover
SNIPPET: “Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) is using a tele-town hall meeting in her only scheduled interaction with constituents, and various other lawmakers from both parties have held the live mass teleconferences lately, focusing largely on health care.
Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho), whose district encompasses nearly one-third of the large western state, held a tele-town hall meeting with reporters and constituents July 24, saying it provides him with immediate feedback while in Washington.
“These ‘virtual’ town hall meetings have been a very useful way to get immediate feedback from my constituents when my work as a Congressman keeps me from being home in Idaho,” Minnick said in a statement announcing the event.”